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Handel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • commerce noun The large-scale buying and selling of goods and services, especially between businesses or regions.
  • deal noun An agreement or arrangement between parties, especially a business one.
  • marketing noun The business activity of promoting and selling products or services, including advertising and market research.
  • melee noun A confused, chaotic fight or struggle involving a group of people at close quarters.
  • trade verb To buy and sell goods, services, or securities.

Senses

Handel is used for these senses in English:

  • commerce (business) The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.
  • deal A particular instance of trading (buying or selling; exchanging; bartering); a transaction.
  • deal An agreement between parties; an arrangement.
  • marketing Buying and/or selling in a market (street market or market fair).
  • melee (especially, military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
  • trade (countable) A particular instance of buying or selling.
  • trade (countable) An instance of bartering items in exchange for one another.

deal — full definition

  1. noun An agreement or arrangement between parties, especially a business one.
  2. verb To take action regarding something, or handle a situation.
  3. verb To trade or do business, especially buying and selling.
  4. verb To give out playing cards to players in a game.
  5. noun An indefinite but large amount (usually as "a great deal" or "a good deal").

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